Consulting mechanical engineer for prosecution, litigation and insurance support.Sub-contractor to UNSW Global Expert Opinion Services, Expert Consulting Pty Ltd, and Experts Direct.I am available for media commentary, having an established presence with the Fairfax press, Channel 7, Radio 2UE and the ABC.

As a Contractor, many investigations undertaken and reports written and presented in my areas of specialisation (listed above).

As a Contractor, many investigations undertaken and reports written and presented in my areas of specialisation (listed above).

I was currently employed full-time as a Lecturer and Researcher of Mechanical Design and Innovation:• Teaching responsibilities include ~600 undergraduate students spanning first- through fourth-year.• Supervisor of several postgraduate Masters and PhD research students.• Faculty Advisor to the Formula SAE (UK Formula Student) program.• Research projects concentrated on Quad Bike Safety and Clean 2-Stroke Engines. I published more than 20 papers.• Manager of the Design Projects Laboratory where I hope to initiate and foster more projects in Agricultural Engineering to support this strategic Australian industry.• I am available for Expert Witness and Court work, presently with a client base of around a dozen law firms.The words below are to help with SEO for this profile:Accident Investigation, Accident Reconstruction, Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Ansys, Automotive Engineering, Automotive Safety, Aviation, Beef Cattle, Braking Systems, CAD, Cattle Handling, CFD, Combustion, Consulting Engineer, CosmosWorks, Cosmos Works, Deep Sea Diving, Design and Innovation, Design Technology, Diesel Engines, Engineering Consultant, Engineering Design, Engineering Lecturer, Engines, Ethanol Fuelling, Experimentation, Engineering Expert, Expert Engineer, Expert Witness, Fabrication, Farmer, Farming, FEA, Fire Investigation, Formula SAE, Formula SAE-A, Formula Student, Gaseous Fuels, Gasoline engines, General Aviation, Grazier, Grazing, Gym Equipment, Hydraulics, Lecturer, Lecturing, Lucerne Hay, Livestock Handling, Machine Design, Machining, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Media, Motor Vehicles, Natural Gas Engines, Natural Gas Fuelling, OHS, OH&S, Petrol Engines, Power Transmission, Professional Engineer, Quadbikes, Quad Bikes, Radio, Renewable Energy, Renewable Fuels, Road Safety, Scuba Diving, Stock Handling, Teaching, Transport, Turning, TV, UNSW, University of NSW, Welding, WHS.

For twelve months I was employed as a Technical Officer in the Design Projects Laboratory. I provided leadership in the day-to-day operation of the Lab:• I facilitated postgraduate and externally-funded research projects and in doing so supervised undergraduate theses, hands-on undergraduate classes and student-led projects such as the UNSW Formula SAE team.• In classes ranging between 5 and 50 students I taught the fundamentals of engineering design; work which required the formulation, writing and presentation of lecture, tutorial and laboratory class material.• I oversaw the successful design and manufacture of specialised laboratory equipment and the modification and improvement of existing test models, rigs and apparatus.• In managing the laboratory’s OH&S systems I designed, published and delivered training courses to the various groups working within the laboratory.

Haltech’s core business is the design and manufacture of automotive engine management systems. EDS, as a subsidiary and in collaboration with the UNSW, developed a new type of diesel injector. There I:• Designed mechanical and hydraulic systems, working with FEA analysis and CFD simulation.• Liaised with investors and suppliers of both OEM and bespoke components for a million-dollar project.• Developed marketing literature, controlled documentation and wrote engineering reports.• Performed the roles of machinist, fitter and welder for the system test rigs.• Undertook general technical consulting to Haltech.

My PhD was involved with making compressed natural gas a viable alternative fuel for use in diesel engines: http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:1041. Through the course of my candidature I made extensive use of and became familiar with many types of laboratory apparatus and computer simulation packages. During my tenure I:• Modelled multi-phase supersonic flows (Mach 3.2) and shock waves using the 3-D CFD package Fluent.• Researched, co-wrote, presented and published over a dozen academic publications.• Designed and subsequently manufactured all of the necessary laboratory test rigs in my home workshop.• Tutored in subjects including Machine Systems Design (3rd Year), Internal Combustion Engines (4th Year) and CAD (1st Year) in classes of up to 100 students.• In 2009 I also taught third-year Mechanical Design and FEA to 50 students at the University of Sydney.

Upon completing a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering with Honours Class 1, I gained employment as a design engineer with Australia’s only manufacturer of automotive transmissions where I:• Designed rotating components and analysed the design of clutch packs, gear-sets and hydraulic controls in the prototype 5-speed automatic transmission for both the local and Korean markets.• Liaised, as a Project Engineer, with outside partners (QUT and CAST-CRC for light metals) for the program to replace aluminium transmission housings with magnesium castings.• As controller of the validation program for exports to Europe in an all-new vehicle, my responsibility was for a transmission with a production volume of up to 100,000 units per annum.

As part of my Co-op Scholarship, I undertook six months paid industrial training with Australia's premier mining company. Based at Howick Coal in the Hunter Valley, I managed contracts whilst both designing and commissioning major mechanical equipment. I also undertook data analysis, labour planning and spent time in the field as a Trades Assistant (in both mechanical and electrical roles).

During another Co-op work placement, I spent six months in the Powerplant Engineering division of Australia's largest international airline. I headed the team responsible for formulating a database to track components and maintenance records for Rolls-Royce RB-211 turbofan engines worldwide. For the duration of my stay I was also the full-time replacement for a Condition Monitoring Technician with twelve years experience who had been transferred to another department just before I arrived.